cawod

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kowVt- (compare Cornish kowas, Breton kaouad), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁-u- (compare Latin caurus (“northwestern wind”), Lithuanian šiáurė (“north”), Russian се́вер (séver, “north”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkau̯.ɔd/
  • Rhymes: -au̯ɔd

Noun

cawod f (plural cawodau or cawodydd)

  1. (weather) shower (short rainfall)
  2. (bathing) shower (bathing device, or an instance of using this device)
    Dw i'n mynd i gael cawod.
    I'm going to take a shower.

Derived terms
  • cawod babi (“baby shower”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cawod gawod nghawod chawod
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.